Current Obsessions: Midsummer

Happy midsummer; happy summer solstice. Next week we’ll be diving into our (deep) archives and surfacing with our favorite start-of-summer stories from years past. We’ll be back with new content on Saturday, June 28; meanwhile, here are a few things we’re noting this weekend:

• Annie’s in Copenhagen for the next few days; on the itinerary? Stopping into the new Hay restaurant, with decor—and painted windows—by American artist Emma Kohlmann.
• Introducing Hyem, a new furniture brand from the folks behind Lind + Almond (and these summery beds).
• Cezanne’s studio in Aix-en-Provence is reopening this summer, and we want to go.
• At long last: stay the night (and wake up to breakfast) at the Lost Kitchen.
• Studio Ford is hosting a NYC trunk show this week; make an appointment and pop in before it closes.
• An enamelware carafe for drinks or for flowers.
• We love most things salvaged and/or repurposed—and these doorstops made from alabaster and travertine remnants are especially appealing.
• Accessory inspo for your next summer gathering. (Hat tip: Kier.)
• A cool convertible greenhouse that reminds us of a Transformer? (Hat tip: Laura.)
• Very relatable, no?
• Art or watering can? We’re into this collab between Haws and Montreal artist David Arnold.
• Fans of dry gardens, rejoice: Kier’s new book is available for pre-order now.
• From Kendra: “The RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show is now open at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea. As you might expect with the Royal Horticultural Society (which hosts all the big summer flower shows including Chelsea) there will be medals, including Best in Show.”
• Over on Gardenista, Margot wrote about another not-to-miss botanical art exhibit in London: “Artist Fumi Imamura’s collages look like bouquets from a beguiling, yet-t0-be-discovered planet.”
• And how great is this Bohemian Surf House in Santa Cruz, Where the Land Meets the Sea?